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Stage Design for a Vast Palace with a Roman Ruler Enthroned at Left and Soldiers Fighting at Right
Attributed to: Antonio Bibiena (Italian, 1700–1774)
Medium/Technique
Pen and brown ink and wash over traces of black chalk on laid paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 42 x 54.8 cm (16 9/16 x 21 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Charles H. Bayley Picture and Painting Fund
Accession Number1999.266
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsDrawings
Marks
PDP Watermark Type: Vryheyt and C & I Honig
InscriptionsVerso: various sketches of stage sets and inscription: Perdare Effetto alla presente decorazione Empire La Scena a grado a grado principiando dal'Fondo con piccoli ragazi tenendo traforato e praticabile tutto
ProvenanceParis antique dealer 1999; Hill-Stone, Inc., New York; acquired September 1999